19 February Perth, Australia:
The Coptic Orthodox Community at
Perth welcomed His Beatitude
Catholicos Aboon Mor Baselios
Thomas I on February 19,
Saturday. Fr. Abraham Abdalmalek
of the Coptic Orthodox Church
welcomed the delegation. Later
His Beatitude was the chief
celebrant for the Holy Tri Mass
celebrated at the church. His
Eminence Paulose Mor Irenios
Metropolitan, Very Rev. Cor
Bishop Boutros Touma Issa, Fr.
Abram Abdelmalek were the co
celebrants. Hundreds of faithful
from Syriac Orthodox Church and
Coptic Orthodox Church
participated.

Catholicose accorded a
warm reception at Melbourne.

26 February 2011, Melbourne:
Catholicose Aboon Mor Baselious
Thomas It accorded a warm
reception at Melbourne Airport
by the Jacobite faithful. His
Beatitude is accompanied
by His Eminence Poulose Mor
Irenious during the visit
to Melbourne.

Catholicos laid the
foundation stone for St. George
Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church
at Melbourne on

Catholicose Aboon Mor Baselios
Thomas I and diocesan
metropolitan Mor Irenious
Poulose visited North Shepparton
Community Centre as part of an
Australia and New Zealand trip.
The pair previously visited
Perth, Sydney, Adelaide and
Melbourne churches. They will
travel to Brisbane today and
Auckland tomorrow.

Catholicose
and metropolitan blessed several
Indian children during the Holy
Qurbono.

‘‘We’re blessed to have the head
of our church come to Shepparton,’’
Father Thomas said.

The
Shepparton church was created
last year and is the 11th
Jacobite Syrian Orthodox
congregation in Australia.

North
Shepparton Community Centre
hosts the church’s ceremonies on
the first Saturday of each
month.